Our Programme
We meet on every 2nd Wednesday of the month (except August)
at Park Junior School Hall, Stonehouse. Directions to the School
Meetings normally start at 7.30 pm unless otherwise notified
Everyone welcome to attend. Entrance charge £2 members, £3 non-members (unless otherwise notified)
2026
April 8th 7.15 pm – The history of Hoffmann’s
NB This meeting will start earlier than usual
to give people a chance to view displays and talk about memories.
A short history of Hoffmann – Vicki Walker
Apprenticeship in the 1960s – John Wilkins and Andrew Walker
Working at Hoffmann – Mike Cooke
Plus displays of memories sent to us and various documents and artefacts brought along.
Please bring along anything you have relating to Hoffmann that you would like to show on the night.
May 13th 7.15 pm – AGM followed by short talks by members
Please contact us if you would like to give a short talk (5-10 mins) on an aspect of local history
June 10th 7.30 pm – Alexia Clark – MOD War Detective
The MOD War Detectives are tasked with identifying missing British Service Personnel from the two World Wars and the Korean War. Working closely with partners including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission their work has two main strands – the identification of remains recently recovered from the battlefields, and the identification of those currently buried in graves marked ‘Known to God’. Join Alexia Clark to find out more about the team and their work.
July 8th 7.30 pm – Nicola Potter – Metal detecting and finds from Gloucestershire
No meeting in August
September 9th 7.30 pm – Martyn Beaufort – Murders in Minchinhampton
October 14th 7.30 pm – Tony Conder – Battlefield County – castles, battles and riots over 2000 years
November 11th 7.30 pm – John Putley – Get orf moy land! – the history of farming in Gloucestershire
December 9th – Jack Boskett Photographer
Jack will give us another selection of his professional photographs
Topic to be decided
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